https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ai-pioneer-blasts-extinction-fears-accuses-tech-firms-of-using-made-up-safety-arguments-to-stifle-competitionContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ai-pioneer-blasts-extinction-fears-accuses-tech-firms-of-using-made-up-safety-arguments-to-stifle-competitionhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ai-pioneer-blasts-extinction-fears-accuses-tech-firms-of-using-made-up-safety-arguments-to-stifle-competition#u131201Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:37:22 +0000Artificial intelligence pioneer Andrew Ng is dismissing warnings that technology could wipe out humanity, describing apocalyptic scenarios as fake safety arguments designed to stifle market competition. Speaking to The Economist's Inside Tech podcast, the Google Brain co-founder and Google Mind co-founder stated that meaningful human existential risks from artificial intelligence do not exist. Ng argues that regulations pushed under the guise of safety are actually strategic lobbying tactics aimed at crushing rival firms. Other publications report extensively on the debate surrounding art